Observed rainfall for April 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 300 mm were observed in central parts of Kenya and in parts of southern and coastal Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in western parts of Kennya, in the areas north and east of Lake Victoria, in southern part of Rwanda, in northern part of Burundi, in parts of northwestern Tanzania

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, and South Sudan, in northern and central Somalia, in northern, central, western and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of northwestern and southeastern Kenya, and in parts of central and southern Tanzania.

No rain and dry conditions were in several parts of Sudan, in parts of northern South Sudan, western Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, and parts of northeastern Somalia.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northeastern southwestern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of northern to central Kenya, and in parts of western, northern, southern and coastal Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed western Eritrea, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in northeastern Somalia, in central and western South Sudan, in parts of northwestern and southwestern Uganda, in part of southern Burundi, and in part of eastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern Eritrea, in parts of central, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of northwestern and southern Somalia, in northwestern and eastern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, in western and southeastern parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, and in northern, central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in Djibouti, in parts of northeastern, southwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of northern to central Kenya, and in parts of western, northern southern and southern coast of Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western Eritrea, northeastern Somalia, in western, northern and parts of central Ethiopia, in central and southwestern South Sudan, in much of the western Uganda, in southern parts of Burundi, and in part of eastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over central Burundi and north-western Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in most parts of southern and northern Tanzania, northern Burundi, and isolated areas in central …
December 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions not observed over the GHA region.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Burundi, and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of southern Uganda, most parts of …
December 2020 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Burundi, and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of Ethiopia, southern parts of South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Somalia, and north-western …
December 2020 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed over highlands of western Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, isolated areas in central Tanzania, south and south-eastern parts of South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of Red Sea …
November 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over highlands of western Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, isolated areas in central Tanzania, south and south-eastern parts of South Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of central …
November 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over Lake Victoria region of Kenya and Uganda
  • Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in most parts of central and coastal parts of Kenya, northern coastal and …
November 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over isolated areas in south-western South Sudan, northern Uganda, and western Kenya.
  • Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in most parts of northern Rwanda, most parts of …
October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over south-western Sudan and central Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in western Kenya, isolated areas in south-western, north-eastern Uganda, eastern-South Sudan, and south-eastern Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed …
October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in sporadic parts of Sudan, central and eastern Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan, northern Somalia, and western Kenya Karamoja …
September 2020 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Severely wet conditions observed in sporadic western and eastern Sudan, south-eastern South Sudan, north-eastern and central Ethiopia, northern Somalia, western Kenya, Karamoja region of Uganda, and lake region of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in …
September 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Very Heavy rainfall (above 300 mm) observed in sporadic parts of highlands of central and northern Ethiopia.
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over southern and northern parts of western-South Sudan, most parts …
September 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of western Sudan, eastern South Sudan, and most parts of western, central and eastern Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of central and …
August 2020 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Extremely wet conditions observed in most parts of western Sudan, eastern South Sudan, and most parts of western, central and eastern Ethiopia.
  • Severely wet conditions observed in most parts of central and eastern Sudan, eastern …
August 2020 Read More
Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies
  • Warmer than usual maximum temperature recorded everywhere in Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia; south-eastern and western parts of South Sudan; and western, northern, and red sea region of Sudan.
  • Cooler than usual maximum temperature …
August 2020 Read More
Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies
  • Warmer than usual minimum temperature recorded over western and northern Sudan, southern and western South Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, northern and southern Somalia, central and eastern Tanzania, everywhere in Kenya, and Uganda.
  • Cooler than …
August 2020 Read More